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She’s ‘One In A Million’: The Return of The RnB Princess

Words by Emily Hyatt, Staff Writer On August 5th, 2021, Blackground Records announced that Aaliyah Haughton’s complete discography would be available for streaming. After twenty plus years of agony, fans…

Festival Review: Boundary

Words by Dylan Bryant, Music Editor After a year off due to the pandemic; Boundary Festival returned on Saturday 25th September for, (as promised) the biggest 2021 party in Brighton…

Sea Girls perform at CHALK

Words by Dylan Bryant Since being rescheduled due to the pandemic, the anticipation for this gig was high and my +1 ticket was in demand, making me very popular with…

Maisie Peters – ‘You Signed Up For This’ Album Review

Words by Dylan Bryant Born and raised in a small town just outside of Brighton, Maisie Peters has a natural talent for writing extremely catchy acoustic tracks that have earnt…

Billie Eilish Album Review : Happier Than Ever

Produced by Finneas, Billie Eilish has released her second album, Happier Than Ever. Words by Molly Openshaw Starting with the first song, I have delved into the meaning behind each…

Isle of Wight based two-piece ‘Wet Leg’ impress with new single

Words by Dylan Bryant Guitar based Indie act ‘Wet Leg’ have signed to Domino Records and released their new single ‘Chaise Longue.’ Armed with guitars, a taste for French disco…

Newton Faulkner Live at The Clapham Grand (Review)

Words By Dylan Bryant (Music Editor) To be able to write ‘I went to a live gig’ is enough; but add a beautiful 1900’s venue, a crowd full of avid…

Deep Dive into Royal Blood’s upcoming album; Typhoons

Words by Luke Thomson Brighton based band Royal Blood will be releasing their 3rd album Typhoons on the 30th of April, 4 years since their sophomore record How Did We…

Interview: Wolf Alice Discusses ‘Blue Weekend’

After a four-year-long hiatus, the London-based alternative rock band Wolf Alice has announced their third album ‘Blue Weekend’, and it's a banger.

When You See Yourself: Kings of Leon become the first band to release an album as an NFT

Words By Dylan Bryant The Followills are back with yet another album that falls under their unwritten five-syllable album title rule and although rich with the bands classic rock sound…

A Review : Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Words by Laila Rumbold-Kazzuz In the nine years since sultry melancholy-pop-ballad Video Games became a cult classic with the aid of its Hollywood-centric archival Americana music video, Lana Del Rey…

Sea Shanties for Gen Z: A Tik Tok Revival

An interview with Nathan Evans

Black Honey’s Izzy B. Phillips discusses upcoming album

Words by Alice Stevens The Brighton-based indie rock band ‘Black Honey’ have announced a headline UK tour for their brand new album ‘Written & Directed’ Set to land March 19th.…

Pale Waves – Who Am I? Album Review

Words By Dylan Bryant Following on from the success of their Top 10 debut ‘My Mind Makes Noises’, meeting fans expectations with a new album was never going to be…

IWD 2021: A Playlist

International Women’s Day is one of my favourite days of the year – the opportunity to uplift and celebrate women, their achievements and their future? Absolutely. Words by Rosie Graham…

IWD 2021: Dolly Parton

Words by Grace Curtis Country superstar Dolly Parton has made the headlines twice recently. First, for her insistence that the plans to erect a statue of her at the Tennessee…

Breaking through the noise in a global pandemic

Words by Dylan Bryant The pandemic has ripped through our livelihoods and impacted the music industry in a way no one could have imagined. With venues closed, festivals cancelled, album…

Reading and Leeds Festival 2021 to go Ahead!

Following the government announcing the timeline for the easing of Lockdown restrictions on Monday evening, it seems that the UK 2021 Summer Festival season may be happening after all.

Black Country, New Road’s ‘For the First Time’ Review

Never has an album grown on me in such little time.

Not enough black female artists are being heard in the mainstream – Saltdean singer, Celeste releases debut album and announces Brighton show

Words By Dylan Bryant It’s no secret that Celeste is making her mark in today’s music industry. Although, it’s a rarity for black female artists singing jazz and soul to…